Yard Sales in VA: Best Live Listings and Events

For the fastest results, check Craigslist's Northern Virginia garage and moving sales, GarageSaleFinder, Fleamapket, and local Facebook buy/sell/yard-sale groups. Filter by your city or ZIP code, pick your date range, and set an alert so new Virginia yard sale listings hit your inbox before you even think to search again.

Search now: Open Craigslist or GarageSaleFinder, type your city or ZIP, set the date to this weekend, and enable map view to see pins clustered by neighborhood.
Set alerts: On Craigslist, save the search and turn on email notifications. On Facebook, follow your local yard-sale group and turn on post notifications for Friday and Saturday mornings.

Key Takeaways

The most reliable approach to finding yard sales in VA is combining a live map-based directory with a local Facebook group, then verifying hours and permits before you host or travel.

Point	Details
Top sources to check	Craigslist (Northern Virginia), GarageSaleFinder, Fleamapket, and local Facebook yard-sale groups cover most listings.
Set alerts early	Subscribe to city alerts on GarageSaleFinder and turn on Facebook group notifications for Friday morning updates.
VA 100 Mile event	Runs the first Saturday in July; anchor venues open at 7:00 AM; bring cash and pick one Burkeville fork.
Check local rules before hosting	Norfolk caps sales at four per property per calendar year; your city may differ — always verify the annual limit, sign rules, and HOA covenants.
Confirm before you drive	Verify sale hours and address the morning of the event; listings can be canceled or changed after posting.

Where are the best live sources for yard sales in VA?
What is Virginia's 100 Mile Yard Sale and how do you plan for it?
How to find yard sales near you in Virginia step by step
Local rules and permits in Virginia: what hosts need to check
Buyer's quick guide to shopping Virginia yard sales
Seller's checklist for running a yard sale in Virginia
How this page finds and verifies listings
What to check first: an editorial note
Sources

Where are the best live sources for yard sales in VA?

Each platform has a different strength, and knowing which one to open first saves real time.

Craigslist (Northern Virginia section) posts the highest volume of individual garage and moving sales in the metro area. Listings go up daily, many with photos and map pins. The map view is the fastest way to spot a cluster of sales within a few miles of your home.

GarageSaleFinder sorts upcoming sales by Virginia city, so if you want a quick sweep of Richmond, Roanoke, or Virginia Beach listings in one scroll, this is the place. It also shows estate sales alongside standard garage sales, which matters when you are hunting furniture or tools.

Fleamapket goes a step further for corridor and community events. Its curated listing for Virginia's 100 Mile Yard Sale includes anchor venues and images, making it easier to identify verified stops before you commit to the drive.

Outdoor community yard sale tables with assorted items

Facebook groups catch what directories miss: last-minute multi-family sales, church fundraiser sales, and HOA community events that never get posted to a public directory. Search "Northern Virginia Yard Sales" or "[Your City] Yard Sales" and request to join. Posts move fast on Friday evenings.

Eventbrite is worth a quick check for organized community sales. Falls Church, for example, lists community yard sale events on Eventbrite, and similar listings appear for other Northern Virginia towns throughout spring and fall.

Pro Tip: Run Craigslist map view and your local Facebook group in parallel. Directories surface posted sales; groups catch last-minute multi-family and community events that never make it to a public listing.

Confirm hours and the exact address before you drive. Sellers cancel, rain happens, and a listing posted Tuesday may already be outdated by Saturday morning.

What is Virginia's 100 Mile Yard Sale and how do you plan for it?

This is the state's largest single-day corridor sale, and it runs on the first Saturday in July every year. The official organizer publishes a verified vendor list and updates the route map through June, so check it the week before you go.

The corridor follows US-360 and US-460 through Southside Virginia, stretching roughly 121 miles. MapMySales documents the full route and notes that many anchor venues generally open early in the morning. The Fleamapket listing adds curated images of anchor stops, useful for deciding which end of the corridor to start from.

The corridor splits at Burkeville. Most shoppers pick one fork and return for the other later, but realistically you will not cover both in a single day. Pick your fork based on where you are driving from.

Practical tips for the day:

Arrive at anchor venues by 7:00 AM. The best tools and furniture move in the first hour.
Bring cash. It remains the dominant payment method along the entire corridor.
Park once in dense clusters like Drakes Branch and walk the block rather than moving the car every stop.
Pack snacks and water. Food options thin out between towns, and you will be on the road for hours.

How to find yard sales near you in Virginia step by step

A focused search takes under five minutes when you follow this sequence.

Pick your platform. Open GarageSaleFinder or Craigslist depending on whether you want a city-sorted list or a map view.
Enter your city or ZIP code. Both platforms accept ZIP codes, which is faster than typing a city name.
Set your date range. Filter to "this weekend" or a specific date. Listings without a date filter include stale posts from weeks ago.
Switch to map view. Map pins let you plan a route between multiple sales without opening each listing individually.
Filter by sale type. Where available, filter for "estate sale" or "multi-family" to prioritize higher-volume stops.
Set an alert. On Craigslist, save the search and enable email notifications. On GarageSaleFinder, subscribe to the city alert. On Facebook, turn on group notifications.
Verify before you go. Click each listing the morning of the sale to confirm it has not been canceled or rescheduled.

Pro Tip: New listings post heaviest on Thursday nights and Friday mornings. Run your search Friday at 7:00 AM for the best selection before popular items get claimed.

For community and church sales, add a quick Eventbrite search for your city alongside the standard directories. These organized events often have better-curated items and fixed hours.

Local rules and permits in Virginia: what hosts need to check

Virginia has no statewide yard-sale permit. Rules are set at the city, county, or HOA level, and they vary more than most people expect.

Norfolk is the clearest example of how local rules work. The city eliminated its yard-sale permit fee effective October 11, 2018, but properties are still capped at four sales per calendar year, and nuisance and sign rules remain in force. No permit fee does not mean no rules.

Before hosting a sale, verify these items on your city or county website:

Annual cap: How many sales per property per year does your city allow?
Sign rules: Where can you post directional signs? Many cities prohibit signs on utility poles or public rights-of-way.
Hours: Some municipalities restrict start times (no sales before 7:00 or 8:00 AM).
Parking and alley rules: Check whether blocking a public alley or parking on a lawn violates local ordinances.
HOA covenants: Even if the city allows it, your HOA may require advance notice or limit signage on common areas.

Typical costs to budget: permit fees where still required (usually $5–$25 where they exist), printed signs ($10–$20), price stickers and tape ($5–$10), and folding tables if you do not already own them ($15–$30 to rent or borrow). Advertising on Craigslist and Facebook is free.

Buyer's quick guide to shopping Virginia yard sales

Knowing what to look for and when to arrive makes the difference between a great haul and a wasted morning.

Hands inspecting vintage chair detail at yard sale

AARP identifies the highest-demand yard-sale categories as costume jewelry, like-new tools, vinyl records, antiques, children's clothing, and seasonal items. These categories move fast and hold resale value, so they are worth prioritizing when you scan a listing.

Timing by item type:

Tools and large furniture: Arrive at opening. These go in the first 30 minutes.
Collectibles and records: Mid-morning, after the early crowd thins. Sellers are more willing to negotiate.
Clothing and bulk items: Late morning to early afternoon. Sellers often drop to bag pricing to avoid hauling things back inside.

Safety basics: Meet at the address listed, not a secondary location. Bring a friend for large-item pickups. Measure furniture before you load it. For fragile items, bring your own boxes, moving blankets, and ratchet straps rather than relying on the seller to have packing materials.

If you buy large pieces at a corridor event and need a place to store them temporarily before the drive home, a local storage option near your route can save a second trip.

Seller's checklist for running a yard sale in Virginia

Follow this sequence and you cover the essentials without scrambling the morning of the sale.

Pick your date. Saturday mornings draw the most traffic. Avoid holiday weekends when competition is high and buyers are traveling.
Check local rules. Confirm your city's annual cap, sign rules, and hours before you set a date. Norfolk's rules are a useful baseline (no permit fee, limit of four sales per property per year, nuisance and sign rules active), but your city may differ.
Assemble and categorize. Group items by type: clothing, tools, kitchen, books, electronics. Buyers scan faster when categories are visible from the street.
Price clearly. Use round numbers ($1, $5, $10). For clothing, consider bag pricing ($3 per bag) to move volume. Mark "like-new" items slightly higher — buyers expect it and will pay it.
Photograph highlights. Take photos of your best items (tools, furniture, collectibles) for your online listings.
Post listings. Submit to Craigslist with your address, hours, and a short list of highlights. Post in your local Facebook yard-sale group. Add to GarageSaleFinder. Include a map pin on every platform that supports it.
Set up the day before. Arrange tables by category, post directional signs within legal limits, and prepare a cash float with small bills and coins.
On the day: Keep valuables in a visible but secure spot. Price late-day items lower to clear inventory. Be ready for early birds 15–20 minutes before your posted start time.

For sellers planning a moving sale alongside a home transition, practical moving-sale tips from a logistics perspective can help you sequence the process.

How this page finds and verifies listings

Sources on this page fall into three categories: live directories updated daily (Craigslist, GarageSaleFinder), curated event listings maintained by organizers (Fleamapket, the VA 100 Mile official page), and city ordinance pages published by local governments (Norfolk Public Library).

Verification standard: Every source linked here points to an official organizer page, a government ordinance page, or a live directory with map pins and date stamps. Event details (route, date, vendor list) are cross-checked against the official VA 100 Mile organizer page, which updates through June each year. City rules are cited directly from municipal or library pages, not third-party summaries.

This page is reviewed and updated ahead of each major event season (spring and early July) to reflect current ordinance pages and updated route maps. If you spot a broken link or an outdated rule, the best primary source is always your city's official website.

What to check first: an editorial note

Combining two sources covers most of what Virginia has to offer: Craigslist's Northern Virginia listings for high-volume daily posts and your local Facebook yard-sale group for last-minute community sales. Everything else in this guide builds on that foundation.

One thing most guides skip: the permit landscape has changed significantly in recent years. Norfolk dropped its fee in 2018, and other Virginia cities have followed similar paths. But "no permit fee" is not the same as "no rules." The annual cap and sign restrictions still apply, and an HOA covenant can override the city entirely. Check both before you set a date.

Sources

Bookmark these pages and subscribe to alerts where available. The directories update daily; the event organizer pages update monthly through the summer season.

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